CML presenting synchronously with squamous cell carcinoma of cervix: A case report

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Author Details : Amit Pandey, Arun Kumar Yadav, Mansi Barthwal, Disha Tiwari, Rajeev Gupta

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2019

Article Page : 146-147

https://doi.org/10.18231/2394-6792.2019.0026

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Abstract

Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female presented to out patient clinic of Radiotherapy with a chief complaints of bleeding per vaginum for last 6 month and foul smelling discharge per vaginum for last 5 months. The cervical biopsy was reported as squamous cell carcinoma (moderately differentiated). Her general physical examination revealed pallor only. Per speculum examination examination showed 3.5x 3 cm cervical lesion with involvement of upper 1/3rd of anterior vaginal wall. Patient was staged as FIGO IIA. Peripheral smear and bone marrow biopsy was suggestive of CML in chronic phase. The patient received a radical course of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with concurrent weekly cisplatin 40mg/m?2; followed by HDR brachytherapy. We report here a rare case of CML with carcinoma cervix.

Keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia, Cervical cancer.

How to cite : Pandey A, Yadav A K, Barthwal M, Tiwari D, Gupta R, CML presenting synchronously with squamous cell carcinoma of cervix: A case report. Indian J Pathol Oncol 2019;6(1):146-147

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